New Highways to reduce travel time across divisions, districts: CS
Stresses on sticking to fixed timelines for completion of vital projects
NEW DELHI: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Tuesday exuded hope that in near future the travel time across different Districts and Divisions of J&K would get drastically reduced with the completion of different National Highway projects currently at different stages of execution. Dr Mehta made these remarks in a meeting with different stakeholders called […]
Covid vaccines do not increase risk of adverse events: Study
London: COVID-19 vaccines did not cause an increased risk of adverse events such as heart attack, stroke, cardiac arrest, myocarditis, pericarditis, and deep vein thrombosis, according to a study. The research, published in the journal Vaccines, monitored the entire population of the Italian province of Pescara for 18 months, from January 2021 to July 2022. […]
NDA govt successful in controlling terror in JK: Amit Shah
Says insurgency in north-east, Left wing extremism also curtailed
Hyderabad: The BJP-led government at the Centre has substantially succeeded in controlling terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir, insurgency in the north-east and Left wing extremism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said here on Saturday. Speaking at the passing out parade of the 74th batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers at the Sardar […]
JKHPMC to develop Shopian as ‘Apple Cluster’: Officials
SRINAGAR: JKHPMC has started the process of developing Shopian as an ‘Apple Cluster’, recently approved by Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW) at an estimated cost of Rs. 138 crores, under Cluster Development Programme (CDP), an official spokesman said Friday. The letter of acceptance this regard has been issued by the Ministry in […]
UMEED, helps Khrew woman to turn her dreams into reality
Educated women can become successful by taking help from Umeed: Mir Masarat Qounsar
Pulwama: A 42-year-old woman from Pulwama is seeing her dreams turning into reality after she took help and guidance from ‘Umeed’. Mir Masarat Qounsar, a resident of Shaar village in Khrew Pampore hamlet of south Kashmir’s Pulwama is currently helping and counselling hundreds of women in the area on how to take help from ‘Umeed’ […]
Cherishing winter: Glass igloo becomes new tourist attraction in Gulmarg
Gulmarg: Thousands of tourists visit the ski resort, Gulmarg for abundant snowfall but this winter there was a surprise awaiting them — a glass igloo. “It’s a completely different experience. I am feeling very good, and it’s a really fantastic experience to sit and have food inside an igloo,” Kabir, a tourist from Delhi told […]
Shopian youth bags gold medal in 7th South Asian international Sqay Championship
Have been selected for Asian Championship, says Faizan Ayoub
Shopian: A 19-year-old boy from south Kashmir’s Shopian district has brought laurels to Jammu and Kashmir by bagging gold medal in 7th international South Asian Sqay Championship 2023 held in Kirtipora from 3-5 February. Faizan Ayoub Khan, a resident of Pinjoora village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, who is pursuing BPE in Nagpur has been […]
Life expectancy for young 14 years shorter in violent countries: Study
London: Life expectancy for young people can be as much as 14 years shorter in violent countries compared to peaceful nations, according to a global study. A team, led by researchers at the University of Oxford in the UK, shows a direct link between the uncertainty of living in a violent setting and a “double […]
Opposition parties running away from discussion in Parliament: Union Minister
Jammu: Union minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Saturday said the government has nothing to hide on the Adani issue and accused opposition parties of creating a ruckus in Parliament to evade a debate on the “people-friendly” budget. He alleged that they had insulted President Droupadi Murmu by stalling a discussion on the motion of thanks […]
Why COVID-19 kills more men than women decoded
New Delhi: Scientists have found new evidence that may explain why men are more susceptible to severe infections of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with increased death rates. The research, published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, indicates males fare worse than females with the COVID-19 disease because the virus more readily attacks females’ fat tissue, […]